Dispatch jacket



4 w. E. MOORE.

DISPATCH JACKET.

FILED FEB-15,1921.

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w/msszs WILLIAM E. YEUDRIE, OF NEW? HAVEN,

ra ities CONNECTECUT.

DISPATCH aacnn'r.

Application filed February 15, 15921.

T 0 all to ham it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM E. Moonn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved which the following is a act description.

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This invention relates to a dispatch acket.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a jacket in which a large amount of bills, coin and other valuables can be carried comfortably under an ordinary coat or overcoat without being evident, and in which the disposition of the articles carried is such as to serve as protection against injury.

Another object resides in the provision of a garment in which the articles carried are so disposed as to make it exceedingly ditlL cult for them to be stolen, and in which the carrier of the articles, or the wearer of the jacket, has both hands entirely free for selfdefense.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings, of which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the jacket showing pockets disposed on the inside of one side of the garment; and

Figure 2 is a rear view of the garment with a portion broken away to show the pockets disposed at the rear thereof.

The preferred embodiment of my invention, as shown in the drawings, comprises a jacket or undercoat 1, made of any suitable material, which is provided in a manner hereinafter to be described with a plurality of pockets adapted to carry bills, coin and other valuables. Attached to the garment on the one side thereof and extending from the armpits 2 directly downward along the usual seam which is located at this point, are pockets 3 which are of considera le length and of a proper width to receive bundles or rolls of coin. These pockets are provided with a tab or lapel i at the upper end thereof permitting a closure, which may be fastened in any suitable manner. Adjacent each of the pockets 3 and in front of the same are dis posed a pair of pockets such as are represented by the numerals 5 and 6. These pockets are adapted to carry packages of bills or other papers or valuables and are disposed one above the other between the pocket 3 and the line of buttonholes 7. All of the Dispatch Jacket, of

Serial No. 445,174.

Y sockets 5 and 6 are provided with lapels such as 8 which may be fastened to the body port on of the pocket by reason of a series of holes 9 and a lacer 10. Along the front edge of the garment on one side are disposed a plurality of strap members 11 which are adapted to co-operate with a series of buckle members 12 disposed along the front of the opposite side of the jacket and are adapted respectively to co-operate with each other. These strap and buckle members 11 and 12 are disposed on the inner surface of the front edges of the jacket and are fastened together inside, after which the adjacent edges of the jacket are buttoned together by means of buttons 13 and the but tonholes 7. By having the strap members, any attempt to take the jacket off forcibly by unbuttoning it will be defeated by the necessity of unbuckling the strap members before the garment can be removed. A series of pockets such as 15 are disposed in verticalrows across theback of the garment, as shown in Figure 2, between the armpits 2. These pockets 15 may be identical in construction to the pockets 5 tioned. I

At the bottom of and on each side of the lower ends of the pocket 3 are, disposed a pair of rings 16 from which may hang a satchel or bag 17 from spring hooks 18.

lhese rings are firmly held on the material by reenforcing strips of any suitable material such as 19. A. similar strip of reenforcing material such as 20 is disposed around each armhole 2 to aid in the suspension of the load carried in the pockets 3 and i in the bag 17.

In the drawings the stitching is indicated by dotted lines, and the invisible lines in the drawing are represented by dot-and-dash lines.

It will be observed that when this jacket is securely fastened on the wearer, the articles carried thereby are uniformly disposed around the body of the person. This even distribution insures a. minimum discomfort in carrying the heavy weight of the currency and papers, as well as being an effective concealment of the articles. Also, the currency and packages being disposed across the back and across the front of the wearer may possibly serve as protection against injury in case of attack.

Minor modifications may, of course, be

and 6 above menmade in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is:

LA dispatch jacket comprising a body portion having the usual armholes therein, a pocket extending from the armhole to the bottom of the jacket, said pocket being disposedon the inside of the jacket and being adapted by reason of its length and narrow width to carry rolls of coin, and a strip of reenforcing material sewed around the armhole and connectedv at one end to said pocket structure to aid in the support of the load adapted to be placed in said pocket.

2. A dispatch jacket comprising a body portion, 'a plurality of rings disposed along the lower edge thereof, and reinforcing strips sewed to the body portion and adapted to support said rings, said rings adapted to support a coin satchel.

3. Bi dispatch jacket comprising a body portion having armholes therein, a long, narrow pocket sewed to the inside of the body portion and extending from beneath each armhole to the bottom of the jacket, a plurality of pockets disposed on the inside of the garment and across the back of the same, and a plurality of pockets disposed on the inside oi the jacket between each front edge of the body portion and the long, narrow pockets, said pockets to receive packages of valuables and be disposed over vital portions of the wearers body.

WILLIAM E. MOORE. 

